The National Center for Meteorology identifies areas of rain and lightning for April 27, 2026.

Arab Weather - The latest outputs of the Saudi numerical model and the analyses of the weather forecasting team at the National Center for Meteorology in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia indicate that the Kingdom will continue to be affected during Monday, April 27, 2026, by a state of atmospheric instability that will bring thunderstorms to several regions of the Kingdom, and is expected to continue until the end of the week.

Areas covered by the rain and lightning forecast for April 27, 2026

In detail, it is expected, God willing, that cumulonimbus clouds will form again and rain will fall, God willing, over several parts of Riyadh, Qassim, the Eastern Province, Makkah, Taif, parts of Asir, Al-Baha, Jazan, the Northern Borders and Al-Jawf . The rain is expected to be heavy at times and accompanied by lightning, thunder, thunderbolts and hail showers .

God willing, chances of varying intensity rainfall will continue across most regions of the Kingdom until the end of this week, according to the outputs of the Saudi numerical weather model. #KeepingYouUpdated pic.twitter.com/0lhoMMcGKT

— National Center of Meteorology (NCM) (@NCMKSA) April 26, 2026

Dust storms and sand walls are also possible in areas of thunderstorm activity due to downdrafts , which can reduce horizontal visibility and possibly cause it to disappear.